Call their District office's

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Well we have begun to have the impact we intended to have with the House and Senate leadership...they are shutting down their phones and e-mails at the Capitol...we need everyone to shift their calls to these legislators home District office's!!!! Everyone is doing a great job...but we need to keep up the pressure...so continue to make those calls throughout the day. Leave our pensions alone!!!



Senator JD Alexander (863) 386-6016

Senate President Jeff Atwater (954) 847-3518

Senator Mike Haridopolos (321) 752-3131

Speaker of the House Larry Cretul (352) 873-6564

Representative David Rivera (305) 227-7630

Try shifting back and forth between the Capitol and District lines this afternoon...also send this information to any email trees you may have...

When you contact them, also let them know where they can get the $15.4 billion to cover the pension fund deficit.

There is also a senate version of a bill (senate bill 1902) that also attacks our pension plans, and as you can see guess who filed this bill? None other then our own Senator Mike Bennett! Yep, same Mike Bennett that supported and is friends with our beloved Tommy Boy. basically bennetts bill is less scary then the two house bills, however it knocks the cap down to 70% and overtime will not be calculated, only base salary. now you can see why eveyone is fixed on fighting the house bill, while bennetts bill goes unmentioned. How about we see a letter from tommy boy to his friend asking him to withdraw the bill? Will you do that for us sheriff? lets us read your letters sheriff condeming this and all bills!

Ugly Pension Bill 1902
Posted On: Mar 09, 2010 (10:07:44)


FYI an Ugly Pension Bill has reared its head!
Below are only a few of the changes that SB 1902 by Bennet is proposing. The bill in its entirety is attached.

(a) On or after January 1, 1980, the normal retirement benefit or pension payable to a retiree who becomes a member of a any retirement system or plan and who has not previously participated in such system or plan may, on or after January 1, 1980, shall not exceed 100 percent of his or her average final compensation.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the normal retirement benefit or pension payable to a member of a retirement system or plan who has not attained 10 years of credited service under such a system or plan by July 1, 2010, may not exceed 70 percent of his or her highest annual base pay, excluding overtime and other additional compensation.

However, if the member’s employer does not participate in the federal Social Security Act for such member, the normal retirement benefit or pension payable to the member may not exceed 90 percent of his or her highest annual base pay, excluding overtime and other additional compensation.

d) A majority of the members of a board of trustees may not be members or retirees of the plan for which the board is administering the trust fund.

(b) Firefighter member contributions may be increased by consent of the members’ collective bargaining representative or, if none, by majority consent of firefighter members of the fund(to provide greater benefits. ) DELETED

(5) A municipality or special fire control district may establish one or more new plans, or benefit levels within a plan, which provide different benefit levels for plan members based on the member’s date of hire if the new plan or benefit level provides pension benefits that, in the aggregate, meet or exceed the minimum benefits set forth in this chapter, as determined by the plan’s actuary. A municipality or special fire control district may elect to maintain an existing plan and join the Florida Retirement System for employees hired after a specified date. A municipality or special fire control district choosing to operate under this subsection shall use the premium tax provided under this chapter for the current plan or benefit level, for any additional plan or benefit level, or for contributions to the Florida Retirement System.